International Political Economy - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

The Problem with Productivity of Multi-Ethnic Teams

Kenyan Organization.” For years, Pons had been researching electoral politics in France. “We found that if you provide information to voters one-on-one it increased participation,” says Pons, an assistant professor of business... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

18 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 18

accelerate the diffusion of new environmental standards that require coordinated complementary investments by various types of private adopters. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-030.pdf The Political View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty - Course Catalog

government-business relations, and the impact of China’s remarkable economic and political transformation on international business. No prior knowledge or experience with China’s business environment is... View Details

22 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism

companies operate and how government invests in them. And yet, the business world has been slow to catch up to these changes, says Associate Professor Aldo Musacchio, a member of the Business, Government, and the International View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

17 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Can China Maintain Its Economic Power?

center of the country and to move goods from the factory to customer. The prosperity that began on the coast spread inland in the first decade of the new century. Q: What were the first red flags that indicated to you that China’s economy... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg

2020
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Reflections on Comparing China and India

By: Tarun Khanna

In this essay, the introductory chapter to an edited volume (Bajpai, Ho and Miller (edited), Routledge Handbook of China-India Relations, 2020), I reflect on two decades of my comparative scholarship on the trajectories of modern China and India, with a lens... View Details

Keywords: Country Analysis; Comparative Analysis; International Relations; Entrepreneurship; China; India

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01 Mar 2013
News

2nd HBS Survey on US Competitiveness

accessible energy supplies and a more level playing field in the international trading system also garnered strong support across the political spectrum. Liberal business leaders tended to support greater... View Details

2004
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Interpreting Interdependence: National Security and the Energy Trade of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus

By: Rawi Abdelal

Keywords: Energy; Trade; International Relations; National Security; Globalized Economies and Regions; Globalized Markets and Industries; Energy Industry; Russia; Ukraine; Belarus

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06 Oct 2015
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October 6, 2015

unavoidably exert influence over politics through power that is generated by both structure and process. While both political economy and management scholars address View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Aug 2018
What Do You Think?

Are Free Trade and Free Markets Quaint Ideas From the Past?

US domestic policy choices and political priorities.” GeorgeO teed up the issue of the relative power of various constituencies by asking about the purpose of international trade. “At its core the trade... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2003
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Three Appointed to Endowed Professorships

Business Administration An expert in business-government relations and the politics of international commerce, Debora Spar joined the HBS faculty in 1991 and presently chairs the Business, Government and... View Details

Keywords: fellowships; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 May 2010
Research & Ideas

Stimulus Surprise: Companies Retrench When Government Spends

congressional committee chairmanships? Joshua Coval: Our original goal was to investigate how politically connected firms benefit from increases in the power of their representatives. A benefit in focusing on changes in committee... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

1996
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Chinese-American Relations in Comparative Perspective, 1900-1949

By: William C. Kirby

Keywords: International Relations; China; United States

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2001
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The Two Chinas in the Global Setting: Sino-Soviet and Sino-American Cooperation in the 1950s

By: William C. Kirby

Keywords: International Relations; China; United States; Taiwan; Soviet Union

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July 17, 2024
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The Case for Inclusive Alliances: America Must Rediscover the Ideological Flexibility That Helped It Win the Cold War

By: Jeremy Friedman

Keywords: International Relations

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01 Mar 2017
News

Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

Brunell spent five years helping Vietnam transition to a market economy, instituting government transparency measures and a national competitiveness index. (© Whitehotpix/ZUMAPRESS.com) David Brunell (MBA 1962) is a master at making markets. For 25 years, he has... View Details

15 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Calderón: Economic Arguments Needed to Fight Climate Change

What do Chinese coal plants and the American legislative branch have in common? They are both major adversaries in the fight against climate change, according to former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón. "The most serious problem is in the United States... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

13 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Six Steps for Reinvigorating America

the discouraging trends she sees are political and religious attacks that stifle science and innovation; growing unease and pressure in the workplace; too few companies recognizing obligations to their communities as well as to their... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne